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clipless pedals or other recs
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Hi guys, so my husband has slowly been getting more and more into biking. he took the dive into a pricier lightweight bike and finally started doing longer treks. that being said, we still try to do shorter family rides and riding followed by walking through towns etc. I was looking into getting him clipless pedals for fathers day and saw ones that have a clip and non clip side. one person had recommended avoiding the purchase as he should be fitted especially for it. any thoughts/advice? he's just a beginner and doesn't want to go too high end or professional if it is something I can purchase. also, if not the pedal/shoe combo, then any recs for a good biking related gift? thanks!
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Welcome to bikeride! You might be able to find useful information in this discussion: https://forums.bikeride.com/thread-6794.html

Does he have a decent helmet? That's always a nice present that indicates "I care for your safety"
Merida Scultura 5000 (2015)
Merida Big Nine 400 (2019)
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(06-08-2021, 02:29 PM)havefaith2create Wrote:  Hi guys, so my husband has slowly been getting more and more into biking. he took the dive into a pricier lightweight bike and finally started doing longer treks. that being said, we still try to do shorter family rides and riding followed by walking through towns etc. I was looking into getting him clipless pedals for fathers day and saw ones that have a clip and non clip side. one person had recommended avoiding the purchase as he should be fitted especially for it. any thoughts/advice? he's just a beginner and doesn't want to go too high end or professional if it is something I can purchase. also, if not the pedal/shoe combo, then any recs for a good biking related gift? thanks!

@Zviedrs comment is certainly a great suggestion. As far as "clipless" pedals go, you can find them (one sided, two sided with same cleat pattern, two sided with cleat use on 1 side and "street" shoe use on the other) for $50 to $100 for quality products. Shimano makes a couple of the "dual use" variants that are under $100. A good helmet will cost $50-$100 or more depending on features and brand.


From a previous thread: "I cannot vouch for their performance, but being a Shimano product I would assume that they are good for what they were designed for. You can still use the SPD configured shoes with these; they have both clip-in and platform sides. "Click'R" pedal models: PD-MT50, or PD-T421. Both use the SM-SH56 cleat which I believe comes with a new set. From what I saw they are around $70-$80 a set. If you by any chance get these, please provide some feedback for myself and others. I don't do enough mtb/off-road, or commuter type biking, but these might get me to do it a little more without having to use the standard SPD pedals which use the same cleat on one or both sides."
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